Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center
A child care center in Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
924 W Douglas St, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701. (479) 575-7482.
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The short answer
- 10 deficiencies in the last three years
- 2 at the state’s most serious level (needs attention)
- Jun 182026 the latest visit on record
- 214 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean6
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- The state’s most serious level
- Each state grades findings on its own scale and in its own words, so the record counts a state’s findings at that state’s top level. Two states’ top levels aren’t the same thing, so the counts aren’t compared across states. Source: How this site reads each state’s scale.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
8 visits in the last three years, the latest on Jun 18, 2026.
10 deficiencies cited in the last three years, 2 of them serious.
Arkansas lists 2 complaints, the latest received Jan 30, 2026; it lists regulations cited for 2 of them.
Serious Deficiency: The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:, Sep 17, 2024
Serious Deficiency: The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:, Sep 17, 2024
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing and Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: Serious Deficiency. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 18, 2026: child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit3 deficiencies
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The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through an Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry Check. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a child maltreatment background check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.
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All bags belonging to children shall be checked on arrival to eliminate possible hazards.
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All new staff, including volunteers who are counted in the ratios, shall receive the following orientation within three (3) months of employment (and every three (3) years thereafter) and shall not be left alone with children until this is completed.
Feb 3, 2026: complaint Visit2 deficiencies
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The center shall ensure that lunch is served to each child.
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Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and evening meals shall each meet current U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines, including portion size. (See Appendix C) Menus for all food service shall be posted. (See Division website.) If sack lunches are utilized, the facility shall ensure that they also meet these requirements. Milk shall be served to each child during the day. Exceptions may be made for children who suffer allergies to milk.
Sep 17, 2024: monitor Visit1 deficiency
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The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:
Sep 17, 2024: complaint Visit2 deficiencies
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The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:
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There shall be an opportunity for a supervised rest period.
Apr 1, 2024: monitor Visit2 deficiencies
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The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through an Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry Check. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a child maltreatment background check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.
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Rescue medications such as inhalers or EpiPens shall be inaccessible to children (kept in a cabinet with a child proof type safety latch or carried by a staff member).
Nov 1, 2023: child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit1 deficiency
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Fire and tornado drills shall be practiced as follows:
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Complaint Visit | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Child Record Review Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 2 deficiencies cited, 1 serious |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Monitor Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Monitor Visit | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Provider type: Center Based, Institute of Higher Learning.
- Voucher Participant (School Readiness Assistance).
- Approved capacity by age group: Infant/Toddler License Type 82, Preschool License Type 96, School Age License Type 36.
- Capacity: 214 children.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Arkansas acted against it?
- No corrective action agreements listed by Arkansas.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Arkansas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Owner, as Arkansas lists it: University Of Arkansas.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How is it rated?
- Better Beginnings: Level 6.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 145 child care providers in Washington County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 0; this one had 10.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center This child care provider | 10 |
| Paige’s Place | 1 |
| School Kids Connection Leverett & Pre-K | 0 |
| Peek-A-Boo Childcare Center - Arrow & Oak | Not given |
| Central Children’s Academy | 3 |
| School Kids Connection Vandergriff | 0 |
| Living Faith Pre School | 2 |
| Wee Care Christian Preschool | 0 |
| School Kids Connection Washington | 0 |
| School Kids Connection Root | 0 |
| School Kids Connection Asbell | 0 |
| Ivory M Conley Head Start/Early Head Start | 0 |
| Small Fry Family Child Care | 1 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Arkansas’s visit records cover the last three years only.
- Arkansas lists the regulation each deficiency cited, not what the licensing staff saw.
- Arkansas lists complaints and the regulations their investigations cited, not what was alleged.
Sources
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood. Arkansas’s own record is on ardhslicensing.my.site.com. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
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